as in extended family
the part of a family that includes only the father, mother, and children
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Recent Examples of nuclear family
We aren’t treated to a valorization of the nuclear family, or an African spin on resurgent tradwifery, or a paeon to the miracles of motherhood.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
As nannies and nurses became more expensive, and the sacredness of the nuclear family more enshrined, American families turned to the Zenith Radio Nurse and the TV Eye, early baby monitors.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Freud thought that a patient’s hysteria, say, wasn’t primarily caused by the present conditions of that patient’s life but rather by experiences and fantasies in very early childhood, especially those that took place within the nuclear family.
—Maggie Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Life Insurance Life insurance is usually what people purchase to financially safeguard their nuclear families’ future in the event of their death.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025
As nannies and nurses became more expensive, and the sacredness of the nuclear family more enshrined, American families turned to the Zenith Radio Nurse and the TV Eye, early baby monitors.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Freud thought that a patient’s hysteria, say, wasn’t primarily caused by the present conditions of that patient’s life but rather by experiences and fantasies in very early childhood, especially those that took place within the nuclear family.
—Maggie Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Life Insurance Life insurance is usually what people purchase to financially safeguard their nuclear families’ future in the event of their death.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear family
Noun
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Prince Harry also wants his children to connect with their U.K. roots, to experience their heritage and to build relationships with their extended family.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Martindale is survived by his wife Sandra, sister Geraldine, his daughters Lisa, Lyn and Laura and a large extended family full of grandchildren and great grandchildren, his honorary son Eric and his beloved Chihuahua, Dude.—
David Daniel,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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In November 2021, Johnson brought his blended family together for the premiere of his film Red Notice.—
Kelsie Gibson,
Peoplemag,
8 Feb. 2023
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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in December, Teresa opened up about how her daughters love their new blended family following her extravagant August wedding to Ruelas — who is also father to sons Nicholas, 21, and Louie Jr., 19.—
Natalia Senanayake,
Peoplemag,
18 Jan. 2023
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Around 20 minutes into the episode, the show cut away from Jackson to a group of people hiking through the woods around Seattle.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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The crowd, estimated by Italian police at 200,000, included many young people, some of whom had planned to visit Rome before the death of Francis on April 21.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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And then came the tweet that sparked a marketing race.—
Gary Occhiogrosso,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Up and down pit road, many crew chiefs anticipated a race where tire conservation would be the primary difference between winning and losing.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Two complaints were filed by conservative legal advocacy groups on behalf of small businesses, and the third by members of the Blackfeet Nation tribe in Montana.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The last person standing from each team would win individual immunity, and the last person standing overall would win peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the tribe, and more importantly, the second slot at tribal council.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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From 1991 to 2019, real median household income rose > 30%, largely powered by sustained consumption.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Riding public transit is nearly ten times cheaper than owning a car, and low-income households without a car spend just 5% of their incomes on transportation.—
Jill Locantore,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2025
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Siba said the security forces inspected the document, searched the house for weapons and, finding none, told the family to remain inside.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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There was the infamous time McMahon punished Triple H for hugging Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Shawn Michaels in the center of the ring at a house show, breaking kayfabe when this was something wrestlers didn't do.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Yakumo is a young member of the Raven clan, a rival to Ryu’s own.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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In coincidental tandem, the families behind both enterprises, both of Jewish-immigrant origins and both interlopers from the provinces (the Shuberts from upstate, the Times clan from Tennessee), had been collectively responsible for colonizing Times Square since its birth.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Nuclear family.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20family. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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